If You Are Plotting To A Pen Plotter - Agilent Technologies 8753ET User Manual

Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results
Configuring a Plot Function

If You Are Plotting to a Pen Plotter

1. Press
Local SET ADDRESSES
PLTR TYPE [PLOTTER]
2. Configure the analyzer for one of the following plotter interfaces:
• Choose
PLTR PORT GPIB
configure the plot function as follows:
a. Enter the GPIB address of the plotter (default is 05), followed by
b. Press
Local
connected to the GPIB bus.
c. Press
Local
connected to the GPIB bus.
• Choose
PARALLEL
configure the plot function as follows:
Press
Local
PARALLEL
— If you choose
copy device use (printers or plotters).
— If you choose
purpose I/O, and cannot be used for printing or plotting.
• Choose
SERIAL
the plot function as follows:
a. Press
PLOTTER BAUD RATE
.
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b. To select the transmission control method that is compatible with your plotter,
press
XMIT CNTRL
method appears.
If you choose
the data exchange by transmitting control characters to the network analyzer.
If you choose
the data exchange by setting the electrical voltage on one line of the RS-232
serial cable.
NOTE Because the
the firmware or software, it is the fastest transmission control method.
4-12
PLOTTER PORT
appears.
if your plotter has an GPIB interface, and then
and
SYSTEM CONTROLLER
and
USE PASS CONTROL
if your plotter has a parallel (Centronics) interface, and then
and then select the parallel port interface function by pressing
until the correct function appears.
PARALLEL [COPY]
PARALLEL [GPIO]
if your plotter has a serial (RS-232) interface, and then configure
and enter the plotter's baud rate, followed by
(transmit control - handshaking protocol) until the correct
, the handshake method allows the plotter to control
Xon-Xoff
, the handshake method allows the plotter to control
DTR-DSR
handshake takes place in the hardware rather than
DTR-DSR
and then
PLTR TYPE
if there is no external controller
if there is an external controller
, the parallel port is dedicated for normal
, the parallel port is dedicated for general
until
.
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